Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-30

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The Board Of County Commissioner of Phillips
County, State of Kansas, met at the once Of the
County Clerk Of said county, in the city Of Phil
iipzburgs the county seat OF said county, on the
2nd day Of April 1881. and at 10 O'Clock A. m, OF
said day, Tor the purpose OF cauvassing the cleo
ton returns hereinafter named and pursuant 70
Present, ". d. Covington Chairman, and Henry
Mcdowell and John ii. Ham, members OF said
Board Of County Commissioners, and s. j Hart
man, County clerk Of said county.
And thereupon the said Board and County
Clerk proceeded TO open the returns which had
been duly made returned and fled in said Clerks
Office Of the votes east At special elec tion held in
April, 1881. for the purpose of voting upon the
question and propOsftion 81 subscribin7s "A bebsIf
OF said township 20 hundred and dffy shares OF
me Chicato kansas 4 SebrasIzn I{siiyvoJy Com
pauy and OF Issuing to said railway company
in payment therefor fifteen OF the bonds Of
and dollars each, and which question and prrOpo-
sitiOn had been duly submitted to the qualified
electors OF said township by an order Of said
Board dated the 10Th day OF March A. D. 1887.
And said returns being daily opened, examined
and canvassed said Board OF County Commission
ind and determine that there were east at said
subscription OF stock and issue Of bonds 70 The
Chicago. Kansas & Nebraska Railway company
and tWenty-cne against the SUBSCRIPTION OF stock
and Issue Of bonds 20 The Chicago, Kansas Il Ne
Drasl IA Runway com nat at sild cLecLlon "a
SAID township majority OF lOrty-One votes OF all
the votes cast al said election were in favor Of
and Tor said proposition ana that said proposition
was duly and legally adopted and carried in said
township by majority of fOTty-Oue votes, Of all
the votes cast NJ such election.
We, the undersigned, County Commissioners
and Board Of Cunyassers Of Phillips county, State
Of Kansas, do hereby certify that the above alb
Etract exhibits true statement Of the votes cast
in Mound township in said county on the 10th
day Of april 1881 at the election above named, and
We further certify that said proposition was car
ried and adopted in said township by a majority
Of forty-one votes OF all the votes cast at said cleo
ton.
In testimony whereof, We have hereunto set our
hands and caused this statement and abst tract &c
be attested by the County Clerk OF said county
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Attest: W. d. CoyISGTON, Chairman.
HENRY Mcdowell.
JOHN II. HAM,
/ S. ]. HARTMAN, County Clerk.
| PROCEEDING OF COMMISSIONERS As
BOARD OF CASVAsSERS
PhiIIipsburg. April 22d, 1885,.
| Commissioners met AZ Board OF Canyassers as
/ provided by law, on Friday, April ed 1887, and
proceeded to canvass the votes Of election held
on April Goth, 1887 and declared the result FOL
] lows:
Plum Township, 1872 votes east. Of which 80
votes were cast for the bonds and 81 votes against
/ Arcade Township, 100 votes cast. OF which 6g
/ the bonds.
! PhiIipsburg Township POI votes cast. Of which
l l9I votes were cast for the bonds and 4 votes
/ against the bonds
Mound Township, 50 votes cast, Of which e.
votes were for the bonds and p votes were against
Prairieyiew Township, Sc votes cast, Of which
I
/ the bonds
| State Of Kansas. Phillips county. SIS:
I, s =. Hartman, Clerk in and for the county
1 and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that tho
above and foregoing is u true and correct report oil
] the proceedings had by the Commissioners in my
| office on the 22d day OF April, 1SS1.
/ lsEALl y. J. HARTMAN, Co. Clerk.
SPECIAL SESSION.
April 22d 1887
| Board of County Commissioners met pursuant
70 call signed by two members Of the Board fOl
the purpose OF making subscription 10 the stock
OF The Chicago, Kansas 4 Nebraska Railway
Company.
Present, Chairman Covinston, Commissioner
Mcdowell aud Ham.
On motion and order was made directing tho
County Clerk 10 subscribe 10 the capital stock oil
The Chicago Kansas Il Nebraska Railway Com
pany IN the names of the townships Of Plum
Arcade, Mound aud Prairievew TO the amount Of
One Hundred and Fifty shares of One Hundred
Dollars each for each of said townships respective
ly, and One Hundred and Forty shares in Phillips
burg township Of One Hundred Dollars each, ana
in accordance with such order the county clerl
therefore made such subscription.
/ lsEALl s. J. HAnT5IAS, Co. Clerk.